Belo Corp. (BLC) Promotes Tod Smith to President and General Manager of WVEC-TV in Hampton/Norfolk
July 21 2009 - 2:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
DALLAS, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Belo Corp. (NYSE:BLC), one of the
nation's largest pure-play, publicly-traded television companies,
announced today that Tod A. Smith has been promoted to president
and general manager of WVEC-TV in Hampton/Norfolk, Virginia
effective August 10. He will report to Kathy Clements, Belo's
senior vice president/Television Operations. Smith joins WVEC from
Belo stations KMSB-TV (FOX) and KTTU-TV (MyNetworkTV) in Tucson,
Arizona, where he served as president and general manager since
June 2006. "Tod has done an outstanding job as president and
general manager in Tucson. His general management and sales and
marketing experience make him a great choice to lead our
Hampton/Norfolk television operations," said Clements. Prior to
Tucson, Smith was vice president and media director for Peter A.
Mayer Advertising, an advertising agency in New Orleans. From 1999
to 2005, he was the local sales manager for WWL-TV, Belo's CBS
affiliate in New Orleans. Smith started his career with WWL in 1980
as a production assistant and was promoted to engineer in 1982
while working toward his college degree. Upon completion of his
degree in 1984, Smith joined Shell Oil Company. He rejoined WWL in
1993 as a marketing executive. In 1995, Smith was named director of
research and audience development, and was promoted to local sales
manager in 1999. Smith holds a Bachelor of Business Administration
in management from Loyola University of New Orleans. About Belo
Corp. Belo Corp. (BLC) is one of the nation's largest pure-play,
publicly-traded television companies, with 2008 annual revenue of
$733 million. The Company owns and operates 20 television stations
(nine in the top 25 markets) and their associated Web sites. Belo
stations, which include affiliations with ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CW
and MyNetwork TV, reach more than 14 percent of U.S. television
households in 15 highly-attractive markets. A Belo station ranks
first or second in nearly all of their local markets. Additional
information is available at http://www.belo.com/ or by contacting
Paul Fry, vice president/Investor Relations & Corporate
Communications, at 214-977-6835. DATASOURCE: Belo Corp. CONTACT:
Paul Fry, vice president/Investor Relations & Corporate
Communications of Belo Corp., +1-214-977-6835 Web Site:
http://www.belo.com/
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